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Freak Vocabulary
vocabulary on the final test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ornithopter | an aircraft propelled by flapping wings |
| flinch | draw or shrink back from what is dangerous or unpleasant |
| unvanquished | undefeated; unconquered |
| sobriquet | nickname |
| postulated | assumed without proof; guessed |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered or defeated |
| sophisticated | complex or intricate |
| tenements | low rent apartment buildings that barely meet minimum standards |
| cretin | a mentally defective person |
| swaggering | walking in a defiant manner |
| archetype | model or first form; prototype |
| bionic | having particular physiological functions replaced by electronic components |
| fealty | loyalty |
| distress | great pain or mental suffering |
| toxic | poisonous |
| vebetate | to do nothing; be unthinking |
| furrowed | deeply wrinkled, as on the forehead |
| kin | relatives |
| precaution | action taken ahead of time to secure good results; safeguard |
| bloated | swollen; puffed up |
| aberration | different from normal or ordinary |
| prodigy | a young person with extraordinary talent or ability |
| seizure | a sudden attack, as of spilepsy |
| stabilize | made stable; held steady |
| tracheotomy | operation cutting into the trachea or breathing tube |